An addition we are building on Lake LBJ, there's 8 coffers in the great room ceiling, 20' ht

 

In progress furniture commission. African mahogany 5 drawer dresser. I still have to make the drawer fronts and pulls. Should be spraying the clear by Wednesday.

 

Nice work, love this! Just curious, what did you use for slides? Asking because I see all kinds of different things on dressers.

 

Nice. Not sure about the black inlays. Design is nice. Lets see how the drawer fronts pull everything together.

I don't get to do much furniture. They always freak at the price.

 

Yeah, when that happens with a custom design, I usually ask them... Can you get this as a mass-produced product from IKEA (or some other store)? No... exactly, it's made for you not mass-produced, and that take extra time, consideration, higher quality materials and finishes and the skill to pull it altogether, but you're better off looking at it like this... this custom piece is generational... gonna' last you a long time, and can be passed to your kids if you want, but lets say 20 years... over 20 years your cost of ownership to get exactly what you want, that nobody else has, in the materials and finish you want is actually less than most people spend each month on coffee or cell phone service...

Puts it into perspective for them...

 

 

 

Good to see some work out of ya. Lately you've just been Mr Meme.

 

And then there were 4

 

Shame about the middle one.

 

Progress on job. Lot of water damage from over the years to fix. Got deck lumber package yesterday so can get going more on that.

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Not a current job, but a pretty nice house I built 15 years ago, with photos. For sale.

214 Terrace Dr, HOUSTON, TX 77007 - HAR.com

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Is that plaster?

I like the groin ceiling detail, we have one starting this fall that has a long hallway with a groin ceiling

 

The entire interior is Venetian plaster. The floor was reclaimed stone 4" thick imported from France. Roof tile came from Spain.

 

Legit. 👍

 

Didn't know they sold kits. I just took a picture to my architectural foam guy and dimensions and he went from there.


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Didn't know they sold kits. I just took a picture to my architectural foam guy and dimensions and he went from there.


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My main architect sent it to me, I can't imagine paying for an architect kit but if it was straight and simple I'd kit a groin, I agree with Juan that it's safer all the way around to frame it - if I could get a custom foam guy to do what your talking about to measure and fab I'd defintely take that. Time is money, labor ain't cheap

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Remember this?

Custom Trays Ceiling

I hope they will inspire somebody.

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My buddy and I made and installed mounting blocks in preparation for the siding crew getting started. Adjustable depth box. I think we are the only company around that uses mounting blocks. Ordered siding package today and asked my salesman if they had any pre-made butt joint flashing, he said “no, nobody else uses it. They just caulk”. Told him to send a roll of #30 felt.

My buddy jokingly told me I should get in a picture , and I was feeling salty so…

 

We do the same thing, cedar. I'll snap a pic at home

 

This is my first time using mounting blocks and will become my SOP. For a sconce light beside an exterior door should I mount my pancake box straight to the block or hole saw through the block and fasten the pancake to the sheathing? Or hole saw through it and then fur out behind the pancake so that it’s flush with the face of the block?

 

This is my first time using mounting blocks and will become my SOP. For a sconce light beside an exterior door should I mount my pancake box straight to the block or hole saw through the block and fasten the pancake to the sheathing? Or hole saw through it and then fur out behind the pancake so that it’s flush with the face of the block?

Most of the time I drill and use the 3 1/2 round retro boxes, fiberglass ones

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We use them out here so the Hardie butts them. What's wrong in those pics up there??

 

Fix on this- f;/kers just filled in a window well. There’s a basement bathroom and bedroom behind this. Damn upload- wrong order but you get the picture.

 

Turn em in.

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As I’ve worked I’ve learned more of the story- real estate agent that sold it and her contractor husband did it. I’m pissed off on the clients behalf- they’re getting a lawyer on it. I’ll do everything I can to help them.

Turn em in.

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Seems as if one call to the building department could get it sorted out.
Stop work order and all that.

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Dang...........

 

Currently finishing up the stonework on our own garage. We broke ground around this time last year, and have been poking away at it ever since (minus a 5 month hiatus during the winter months).

 

The cobbler's kids did alright on this one!

Beautiful building. Now THAT'S what stonework looks like!

 

Like the stone front with the arch

 

The cobbler's kids did alright on this one!

Beautiful building. Now THAT'S what stonework looks like!

Thanks Leo and Ed. I figured it was an absolute must to push the limits on the budget and get carried away with the stonework.

 

Decisions decisions. Homeowner is second guessing roof choice: cedar vs asphalt dimensional.

Mockup:

We had some cedar panel left from doing all of the gables 10 years ago so I placed them up there as a mockup

Dimensional single samples are what we roofed the house with at the same time.

My first choice for the design was standing seam copper but landed on cedar.

 

Decisions decisions. Homeowner is second guessing roof choice: cedar vs asphalt dimensional.

Mockup:

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We had some cedar panel left from doing all of the gables 10 years ago so I placed them up there as a mockup

Dimensional single samples are what we roofed the house with at the same time.

My first choice for the design was standing seam copper but landed on cedar.

What's your vote?

And my question would be why you did not alternate the shingles on the outside corner? Not a big fan of the look!

 

We always use cap nails with Tyvek.

 

I’m an equal opportunity guy. I’ll use cap nails or staples.